My husband and I love our bath time. Well, him more than me. I have never known a grown man who prefers baths over showers. He has to set the mood too. He likes the candles lit, the bubbles at a certain fluffiness and you can't forget about the different bath salts.
The Pros:
It's his time to truly relax after a stressful week. There's something magical about taking baths and watching porn. I'm not going to lie. It's a great way to seduce each other and add sweet sensual foreplay to the mix. We always wash each other while giving a massage at the same time. It's a great way to feel connected and tentative to the needs of your partner.
The Cons:
Bladder Infections, Bladder Infections, Bladder Infections. I use to get a bladder infection every time we had sex in the bath. I was miserable. Finally, my doctor said it's because of the crap he's putting in the water. Certain bath salts and bubbles are messing with my body. We have since then changed the brands and I haven't had a bladder infection since but I still don't love having sex in the bath as much as he does.
Time To Get Wet!
Now let's talk about the best lubes in the tub. When shopping for lubes to use in the water, some of them are a complete turn-off. Great job marketing team. I mean seriously, they look like they would be used to clean your car tires or jewelry. Go look at the Pjur bottle, that shit looks like you're about to pour lighter fluid on my pussy. Brings a whole new meaning to "lite my fire". I'm sure it works great but just the bottle alone keeps me from purchasing it.
The following list is in no particular order and I'm not affiliated with any of them. These are just my own personal opinions on our personal experience.
Astroglide X
Our favorite was always the Astroglide X. WE LOVE IT. We have used it for years. It never failed us. Astroglide X Lasts the entire time you're in the water and stays as smooth and silky as the moment you first put it on your wet dripping body. I give this slice of heaven a 10-star for water play.
Astroglide GEL
When we ran out of the Astroglide X Adam decided to get more. This time he got a freaking case of the Astroglide GEL. IT'S NOT THE SAME FOLKS. NOT THE SAME AT ALL. We hated it the second we tried it. It came off as soon as you put your hands back in the water. Totally pointless for the bath or shower. We tried it for about a week. A week too long. I threw the whole case away. I give this shit a 0-star for water play.
Sliquid
Then there's this shit show. Sliquid The name alone is icky-sounding to me but the "Natural" part they got right. Just like the one above, the second you put it on your fingers and add water to it, it's gone. Definitely natural. It's as if you have nothing on your fingers. but what makes it worse is that when you put some on your lady bits and start to rub yourself. It feels like you're rubbing rubber. No joke, I kept making the sound effects. eee, eerrrr, eeee, eerrr. I give this shit a 0-star for water play. The reviews on the website are great but none of them talk about using it in the water which makes sense.
UberLube
As soon as I saw this bottle on Adameve.com I was cracking up and making fun of the name. I figured it was just a marketing gimmick. Nope. This is no joke our new favorite lube in and out of the water. It's thin, non-oily, and feels like silk on your body. They aren't joking when they call it the Luxury Lube. It's more expensive than the others but honestly, it's well worth the price. I couldn't stop touching myself because of how silky and smooth I was. I use my discount code "MOMENTS" so I get 50% off plus free shipping. Which makes buying it even more pleasurable. They also have a travel size which I highly recommend. I give this luxury goddess 10-stars as well.
Nooky
The name alone is a reason to buy this massage oil. Without trying it, my husband bought it in every scent. I'm so glad he did. On days you're not feeling so fresh and maybe even a little stank and ripe, just rub some Nooky on. It's great in the bathtub and in the bedroom. We give each other a massage with it a few nights a week. It does soak into the skin after a little while so you do have to keep reapplying. Which we don't mind. You won't be disappointed in this brand and all of the scents are beautiful and not chemical smelling. I give multi-purpose oil a 10-star as well.
Shibari
Shibari is an oldie but goodie. We have been using this for years. We bought it with a whole bunch of sex toys from Adameve.com and it didn't disappoint. It's also great in the bath and bed. It does last longer on your body than most which is a huge plus. We use it to rub on his stomach/chest and I rub it on my back/butt so I can lay on him and slide up and down. It's like a backward slip n slide. I give Shibari 9-stars. Only because it's not our absolute favorite but it's still a good one.
So there you have it, folks. Our favorite and least favorite lubes to use in the water. If you don't have time to buy a bottle, just grab some coconut oil. That will also do the trick.
Tennille Melcher
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